ZTF23aalcttc

163.221711, 8.847933

Discovery Date: 2023-05-16 05:55:59 UTC
Discovery MJD: 60080.25
Disc g-Mag: 20.81±0.40
Latest Date: 2023-05-22 05:07:11 UTC
Latest MJD: 60086.21
Latest g-Mag: 20.34±0.20
Peak Mag 20.24±0.30 (g-band)
Peak Date 2023-05-18 05:48:15
Peak MJD 60082.24
Detection Count 5 (excluding 0 neg flux detections)
Equatorial Coords 10:52:53.211, 08:50:52.559
Galactic Coords 240.464628, 56.561833
Ecliptic Coords 161.155328, 1.585044

Transient Name Server

AT2023jey

The transient was discovered on 16th May 2023 at 05:55:59 (MJD 60080.25) by ZTF as ZTF23aalcttc with a discovery magnitude of g = 20.81..

Sherlock Contextual Classification

Prediction: Supernova

The transient is possibly associated with SDSS J105253.19+085055.6; an r=18.27 mag galaxy found in the SDSS/PS1 catalogues. Its located 3.11" S, 0.30" E (6.8 Kpc) from the galaxy centre. A host z=0.120 implies a m - M = 38.74.

Difference Image Lightcurve

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